medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2024-08-07 · Effective 2024-10-01 · 89 FR 64582
Document
Document number
2024-16909
Federal Register citation
89 FR 64582
CFR reference
42 CFR 412
Type
Rule
Action
Final action.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2024-08-07
Effective date
2024-10-01
HHS docket
CMS-1806-F
Abstract
This final action updates the prospective payment rates, the outlier threshold, and the wage index for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF), which include psychiatric hospitals and excluded psychiatric units of an acute care hospital or critical access hospital. This final action also revises the patient-level adjustment factors, the Emergency Department adjustment, and the payment amount for electroconvulsive therapy. These changes will be effective for IPF discharges occurring during the fiscal year (FY) beginning October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 (FY 2025). In addition, this final action finalizes the adoption of a new quality measure. It does not finalize modifications to the reporting requirements under the IPF Quality Reporting Program beginning with the FY 2027 payment determination. Furthermore, this final action summarizes comments received through Requests for Information regarding potential future revisions to the IPF PPS facility-level adjustments and regarding the development of a standardized IPF Patient Assessment Instrument.